摘要:Broadband communication facilities — whether provided by ca-ble companies, telephone companies, wireless providers, or satellite operators — are commonly seen as a veritable panacea for all that ails America. A group of technology company CEOs recently advocated a massive government program, similar in scope to putting a man on the moon, to increase broadband deployment.1 The group claimed wide-scale broadband deployment would have a $500 billion impact on the economy (and coincidentally increase sales of their products).